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尽つくす

#1,355

Common

つくす

Meaning

1. ①
  
  to use up; to exhaust; to run out of
  
  トロール漁船ぎょせんは沿岸えんがんの魚さかなをとりつくしました。
  
  Fishing trawlers have fished out all the local waters.
2. ②
  
  to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to serve; to work (for a cause)
  
  あらゆる所ところの人々ひとびとが世界平和せかいへいわに尽つくす民衆みんしゅうの指導者しどうしゃを切望せつぼうしている。
  
  People everywhere yearn for public leaders dedicated to world peace.
3. ③
  
  to do to exhaustion; to do completely; to do fully
  
  after the -masu stem of a verb
  
  See also: 食べ尽くす (たべつくす)

Kanji

尽ジン exhaust, use up, run out of

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2)

立たち尽つくす

#6,967

たちつくす

たちつくす

Meaning

1. to keep standing; to stand motionless
  
  その少年しょうねんは恐おそれおののき立たちつくした。
  
  The boy stood still in horror.

Kanji

立リツ stand up, rise, set up 尽ジン exhaust, use up, run out of

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3)

埋うめ尽つくす

#6,996

うめつくす

Meaning

1. ①
  
  to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to cram; to cover completely; to blanket; to fill out; to fill in
2. ②
  
  mathematics
  
  to tessellate

Kanji

埋マイ bury, be filled up, embedded 尽ジン exhaust, use up, run out of

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4)

全力ぜんりょくを尽つくす

#9,653

ぜんりょくをつくす

Meaning

1. to do one's best; to put forth every effort

Kanji

全ゼン whole, entire, all 力リョク power, strength, strong 尽ジン exhaust, use up, run out of

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5)

焼やき尽つくす

#11,915

やきつくす

Meaning

1. to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
  
  その火ひは東風とうふうにあおられて市しの中心部ちゅうしんぶを焼やき尽つくした。
  
  The fire, driven by an east wind, destroyed the center of the city.

Kanji

焼ショウ bake, burning 尽ジン exhaust, use up, run out of

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6)

知しり尽つくす

#14,301

しりつくす

Meaning

1. to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of

Kanji

知チ know, wisdom 尽ジン exhaust, use up, run out of

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7)

覆おおい尽つくす

#16,093

おおいつくす

Meaning

1. to cover fully; to wrap around

Kanji

覆フク capsize, cover, shade 尽ジン exhaust, use up, run out of

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8)

手てを尽つくす

#17,363

てをつくす

Meaning

1. to try all possible means
  
  我々われわれは出来できる限かぎり手てを尽つくすと信しんじて下ください。
  
  You may rest assured that we shall do all we can.

Kanji

手シュ hand 尽ジン exhaust, use up, run out of

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9)

最善さいぜんを尽つくす

#18,195

さいぜんをつくす

Meaning

1. to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
  
  どの先生せんせいも最善さいぜんを尽つくす。
  
  Every teacher does their best.

Kanji

最サイ utmost, most, extreme 善ゼン virtuous, good, goodness 尽ジン exhaust, use up, run out of

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10)

力ちからを尽つくす

#21,245

ちからをつくす

✨

Meaning

1. to exert oneself; to make efforts
  
  キング牧師ぼくしが献身的けんしんてきに力ちからを尽つくしたものすべてが水泡すいほうに帰きしたかのように思おもわれた。
  
  Everything Rev. Martin Luther King had worked so hard for seemed lost.

Kanji

力リョク power, strength, strong 尽ジン exhaust, use up, run out of

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